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Google Earth

While watching CNN on Katrina news, we kept seeing maps with "Google Earth" up in the corner. Got curious enough to go see and found a fascinating site with a fly over type mapping software for free. http://earth.google.com/. $20 for the paid version which I haven't done so cannot say how it is. Maps are previous years satellite shots, not real time but what a wealth of information. Maps can't be too old as our road is only four years old and is on the map.

Maps are previous years satellite shots, not real time but what a wealth of information. Maps can't be too old as our road is only four years old and is on the map.

Anne

I'm amazed at how fast these mapping companies can update their maps. I live on the edge of paper company lands, and ride their roads a lot - hunting, berry picking, "scavenging" firewood, and just looking. Anytime there is a new road, spur, extension, etc., it will show up in Delorme's Atlas the next year.

Yeah, unfortunately a lot of the Maine areas haven't been flown over with hi-res aerial photography yet. I looks like some states (Massachusetts, Illinois, etc) have 100% coverage. There are some tools to prepare overlays from other sources, I will see if there's a way to get the older USGS aerial photos on there. I know you can with NASA World Wind.